a top 50 or so: Thelonious Monk, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Ray Charles, Charlie Parker, Bill Monroe, Stevie Wonder, Steely Dan, Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys, Burt Bacharach, the Byrds, the Flying Burrito Brothers, Gram Parsons, Gene Clark, the Kinks, Grateful Dead, Miles Davis, Hank Williams, the Louvin Brothers, Merle Haggard and the Strangers, Lefty Frizzell, Roger Miller, Willie Nelson, Buck Owens and the Buckaroos, Ernest Tubb and the Texas Troubadours, George Jones, Connie Smith, Vince Guaraldi, Ween, Gillian Welch, Rebecca Zapen, the Derailers, Laurel Lee, Dire Straits, Clarence White, Phil Baugh, James Burton, Junior Brown, Danny Gatton, Hank Garland, Lenny Breau, Jimmy Bryant, Buddy Emmons, Ralph Mooney, Curly Chalker, Bill Keith, Mike Auldridge, Stacy Phillips, Josh Graves, Earl Scruggs, Carroll Best, Vassar Clements, Johnny Gimble
top 5: Dr. Seuss Stan Lee Tom Robbins Joseph Campbell Michael Newton
Heroes
there's so many...
i smell a top 10:
my folks
my kids
Buddha
Van Gogh
Pete Rose
Rebecca Zapen
Marisa Picallo
Natas Kaupas and
whoever invented surfing and steel guitar...
quite possibly the same Hawaiian dude for all we know.
"Ticklin' The Strings" by Sweet Hollywaiians
Amazing Japanese hot string band playing 1920's, 30's, 40's style hawaiian, swing, calypso, blues, italian music and originals,featuring vintage instruments.3 songs with Robert Armstrong and Tony Marcus(from Robert Crumb and His Cheap Suit Serenaders)
"The Sweet Hollywaiians have probably the best feel for this 20's music of any string band working today. They manage the rare feat of sounding relaxed even when their playing is hot, are top notch musicians with tasteful arrangements and a full, rich, warm sound.Plus, they have a nice gamut of tunes, from King Nawahi to Giovanni Vicari to Bobby Leecan. See them live, if you can, for an unforgettable experience. If you can't, buy their Cds!" ~ Terry Zwigoff
